Warne gets second term as CMS UK senior partner Marco Cillario Penelope Warne (pictured) will remain at the helm of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang until May 2024 after the partnership confirmed…
International round-up: Squires enters Italy as NRF shuts Bahrain outpost Marco Cillario Squire Patton Boggs has entered the Italian legal market with a four-partner Milan base while Norton Rose Fulbright has become the…
HSF brings German offices into UK LLP to mitigate Brexit concerns Thomas Alan Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has finalised a move to absorb its German partnership into its UK LLP, as firms enter the…
In-house: TransferWise cashes in on competitor’s legal head as mammoth US GC pay packets revealed Anna Cole-Bailey In a month of significant hires and departures, online money payment company TransferWise has snapped up rival Monzo Bank’s chief…
‘We’re taking proximate steps’: DAC doubles up in Madrid with 20-lawyer hire Hamish McNicol DAC Beachcroft is looking for further opportunities in Europe and South America after doubling the size of its Madrid office…
Revolving doors: City laterals abound as RPC hires DWF restructuring head and Linklaters recruits White & Case banking partner Muna Abdi Firms got back into the swing of City hiring last week after an early January lull as RPC added DWF’s…
Mishcon turns off the lights in New York as partners defect to KWM Muna Abdi Mishcon de Reya has called it quits in Manhattan after ten years as the firm’s three remaining partners jumped ship…
Late to the party: Reed Smith hires partners from five firms for Brussels launch Thomas Alan Reed Smith has opened its fifth European office in Brussels, following the hire of five partners to the firm’s corporate…
A record year for ethnic minorities as Clydes, Freshfields, HSF and White & Case partners make 2019 silk round Muna Abdi The number of new Queen’s Counsel (QC) has rebounded after a 2018 dip, including a record 22 appointments from ethnic…
Axiom break-off rebrands after failing to find a buyer as LOD launches second German hub Thomas Alan Axiom Managed Solutions (AMS) has abandoned efforts to sell to new investors following its split from Axiom, instead rebranding as…
Ince stock plummets as firm seeks £16m from shareholders Thomas Alan Shares in listed law firm Ince Group fell drastically today (15 January) after the company called for an additional £16m in…
Revolving doors: Crowell & Moring recruits seventh Squire partner in a year as Linklaters loses real estate disputes head Muna Abdi The City lateral recruitment market is struggling to return to pre-Christmas activity levels, with only two firms making notable partner…
Slaughters ups the ante on associate pay with PQE salary boost Thomas Alan City blueblood Slaughter and May has increased its salary for associates with 2.5 years post-qualified experience (PQE) or more, after…
International roundup: Dentons enters Ireland and Cooley steps into Singapore as Winston leaves the Middle East Marco Cillario Dentons is to enter one of the few European jurisdictions missing from its sprawling international network by launching an outpost…
Revolving doors: City laterals bounce back with Milbank, Weightmans and Lewis Silkin Muna Abdi City lateral recruitment regained momentum following a slow Christmas holiday break, with Milbank, Weightmans, and Lewis Silkin all making hires in…
A&O gains Shanghai approval on the back of double-digit Asia-Pac growth Nathalie Tidman After boosting its Asia Pacific turnover by more than 10% last year, Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the latest…
NRF London partner promotions flat at eight in North America-focused round Marco Cillario Norton Rose Fulbright has promoted 48 lawyers to partner and five to the South African partner-equivalent role of director, increasing…
Hogan Lovells ramps up London partner promotions in 29-strong round Marco Cillario Hogan Lovells has increased partnership promotions in the City for the fourth successive year, minting eight in London amid a slightly…
Continental growth ‘high on the agenda’: BCLP bolsters Paris outpost with seven-partner splash Thomas Alan Starting the New Year with a bang, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has recruited a 21-strong team of lawyers in Paris,…
LLP accounts: Pension costs hurt CC profits as A&O leadership sees pay increases Marco Cillario Operating profit at Clifford Chance (CC) UK LLP fell 5% to £260m in the year to 30 April 2019 amid…
